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I don't mind that Australia has 6 weeks of PTO (4 weeks holiday, 2 weeks sick), but I wish it was a little easier to combine the two. Some companies are very st

I don't mind that Australia has 6 weeks of PTO (4 weeks holiday, 2 weeks sick), but I wish it was a little easier to combine the two. Some companies are very strict with sick leave not going into negative, so may get anstsy if you use too much. It would be nice if we had 6 weeks pooled. I also don't like that emplyoers can mandate the 1 week shut down over christmas too, which eats into your own leave.

dheera 5y ago
> very strict with sick leave not going into negative Why? Do they at least allow unpaid negative sick leave? Some surgeries and heart operations and things need a month to recover. Pooling it IMO isn't always the best result. The problem is that the people who get sick a lot are the ones who also get a lot of work stress, the work stress compounds into more sickness due to lost sleep / lost vitamin D / etc., and they are actually the ones who need the holiday time the most. People who have zero health issues probably have good work life balance already, at least enough to get exercise, eat healthy, and sleep well, and although they too deserve holiday, they need it less than the people who are already exhibiting the symptoms of overworking (lots of body issues). Especially in the US where many only have 2 weeks of paid leave, or in many cases, 0 weeks.
- melbournegrad 5y ago
  You can take leave its just not paid. IIrc you can take abscences of up to 12 months due to illness or inury unpaid, before they may be justified in letting you go. Most jobs have at least: 4 weeks paid leave (annual) 2 weeks sick leave (which may require a note depending on company policy) 12 months parental leave for new/adoptive parents 6 weeks of Long service leave after 7 years, growing at the rate of roughly one week per year thereafter In addition to this we have 13 days of public holiday Source: Australian employment lawyer

dheera 5y ago

> very strict with sick leave not going into negative Why? Do they at least allow unpaid negative sick leave? Some surgeries and heart operations and things need a month to recover. Pooling it IMO isn't always the best result. The problem is that the people who get sick a lot are the ones who also get a lot of work stress, the work stress compounds into more sickness due to lost sleep / lost vitamin D / etc., and they are actually the ones who need the holiday time the most. People who have zero health issues probably have good work life balance already, at least enough to get exercise, eat healthy, and sleep well, and although they too deserve holiday, they need it less than the people who are already exhibiting the symptoms of overworking (lots of body issues). Especially in the US where many only have 2 weeks of paid leave, or in many cases, 0 weeks.

melbournegrad 5y ago
You can take leave its just not paid. IIrc you can take abscences of up to 12 months due to illness or inury unpaid, before they may be justified in letting you go. Most jobs have at least: 4 weeks paid leave (annual) 2 weeks sick leave (which may require a note depending on company policy) 12 months parental leave for new/adoptive parents 6 weeks of Long service leave after 7 years, growing at the rate of roughly one week per year thereafter In addition to this we have 13 days of public holiday Source: Australian employment lawyer